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Canada's rail system is a sad state of affairs as well. The passenger service is managed by VIA and freight and other rail traffic is Canadian National (CN) or Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). Since CN and CPR own all the rail lines, VIA trains have to pull over to let freight trains pass. This can mean big delays, even on the Toronto-Montreal corridor that see's the majority of rail traffic. Not to mention huge cutbacks in service, to the point where only a handful of cities and very few towns have rail service. VIA also has a history of massive cost overruns and service cuts, while the price keeps going up. This includes the "Renaissance" trains, which are European trains that were refitted for Canadian use at a very high cost. It's also really difficult to take a train to the United States now, because Amtrak has also gone through some big cuts. I think you have to take a train to Buffalo or Albany and then switch to an American rail line.
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